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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I was fortunate enough recently to be invited to a private sitting with the president of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, along with 18 other entrepreneurs. She is trying to build a “creative economy” in South Korea and wanted to learn from some Americans what made us so innovative and what they could learn from us.

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Welcoming the Newest Partner to Upfront Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

Today is amongst the proudest days I’ve had at Upfront Ventures — getting the chance to announce that Kevin Zhang has been promoted to Partner. We are sparring partners, not “deciders.” years and he has definitely earned the trust and respect of all of his peer group of Partners at Upfront Ventures.

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Why We Invested in Toya

VC Cafe

Toya is a female-led studio partnering with the biggest platforms in the gaming industry to develop and promote games that reflect equal opportunities, diverse characters, and more dynamic storylines across the gender spectrum. Saying “no” can be equally important as saying “yes” to a potential partner or client. . Enter Toya .

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Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

The Startup Magazine

Asia Trade Hub, based in India, Tradekey, based in Saudi Arabia, and EC21, based in South Korea, are the only pan-Asia marketplaces. You will not find a massive volume of users, but maybe you will find better partners. While similar from a process perspective, Asian marketplaces differ on their geographical focus.

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2021 was a record breaking year for Israeli startups. What now?

VC Cafe

This includes: Softbank Vision Fund – the with the appointment of former head of Mossad, Yossi Cohen , as partner Blackstone – with $619 billion under management globally. Insight Partners – Insight manages more than $30 billion and was the most active fund in Israel in 2021 (with 46 rounds).

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

” “Okay, well you can be an operating partner or a venture partner.” ” Well, I really wanted to be a general partner but there weren’t a lot of general partner openings. And I’m now managing partner six years later. Not in Europe or South Korea. In California.

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3 Reasons to Benefit from the Coming Wave of 5G

The Startup Magazine

Speakers and partners of Samsung, AT&T, Verizon, and other world-leading companies came up with the services and products which will support the new technology and are to be released in 2019. Also, they can be partners for customers by means of supporting them through continuous technical innovation and industry cooperation.